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This Just In

What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV

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Overview

Bob Schieffer started his reporting career in Texas when he was barely old enough to buy a beer, joined CBS News in 1969, and became one of the few correspondents ever to have covered all four major Washington beats: the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Capitol Hill. Over the past four decades, he’s seen it all-and now he’s sharing the after-hours tales only his colleagues know.

This Just In

Praise

“A terrfific read.” —Larry King

“A pull-no punches book, but gracefully written, sparkling with good humor and full of new insights into Washington and the history of our times.” —Dan Rather

“This insightful,instructive, and entertaining book on Washington, national politics and journalism is the work of one of the best reporters of our time. His keen eye and Texas sense of humor are a pitch-perfect combination to take us through some of the larger and small events of the last quarter-century.” —Tom Brokaw

Table of Contents

This Just In1. Oswald’s Mother2. The Johnson City Windmill3. Mississippi Burning4. The Night Beat5. Courthouse Days6. The Star-Telegram Goes to War7. “I Can’t Never Tell What Happened to Me”8. News at Six9. 196810. Washington11. Nixon’s War12. The Puzzle Palace13. The Devious Dove14. 1972: Control and Chaos15. The Last Serious Campaign16. The Nixon Endgame17. The Pardon18. Stumbling Along19. Jimmy20. The Morning Show: A Time out of Time21. It Was All Foreign to Me22. The New World Order: CBS in the 1980s23. Capitol Hill24. Sunday Services25. The Charmer26. Being Careful What You Wish For Is Still a Good Rule27. 9-1128. End Piece